Lantra Fernando (20 August 1956 – 23 June 2014) was a Sri Lankan

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er. He played

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for

Moratuwa Sports Club Moratuwa Sports Club was a first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka. It competed in the Premier Trophy, Sri Lanka's main first-class cricket competition, for 13 of the seasons following the international recognition of first-class status for the 198 ...

and

Old Cambrians Sports Club Old Cambrians Sports Club is a former first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka. Old Cambrians competed in the Sri Lankan first-class competition in 1989-90 and 1991–92. Of their 14 matches they won one, lost five and drew eight. They played their ...

between 1980 and 1992. He was part of Sri Lanka's side during the South African rebel tours in 1982. In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by

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, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the

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(ICC).

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* 1956 births 2014 deaths Sri Lankan cricketers Moratuwa Sports Club cricketers Old Cambrians cricketers Cricketers from Colombo Alumni of Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1950s-stub